電力

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 電力 is read as でんりょく and is electric power supplied to or consumed by a device or facility.
• Basic usage: Use わずかな電力で動く for running on very little electric power and 必要な電力を計算する for calculating the required power.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction between 電力 and 電気
  • The headword focuses on measurable supplied or consumed power, while the comparison term is the everyday broader word for electricity.